| 100% | LOUIE | 5 | FX dramedy about a comedian (2010-present), or the main character's first name |
| 62% | HANNIBAL | 8 | NBC thriller about a serial killer (2013-present), or the main character's first name |
| 62% | NIKITA | 6 | The CW drama about a female spy (2010-2013), or the main character's first name |
| 58% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC One detective drama (2010-present), or the main character's first name |
| 57% | DEXTER | 6 | Showtime drama about a serial killer (2006-2013), or the main character's first name |
| 54% | CHUCK | 5 | NBC comedy about a tech-nerd turned spy (2007-2012), or the main character's first name |
| 44% | ELEANOR | 7 | Main character's first name in TV's The Good Place |
| 41% | REBA | 4 | Hart of a 2000s sitcom, or the first name of the character's portrayer |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | The main character or protagonist in a novel |
| 38% | HAN | 3 | Ancient Chinese dynasty, or the first name of Harrison Ford's "Star Wars" character |
| 37% | ALONE | 5 | Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe |
| 36% | TONY | 4 | First name of the main character on "The Sopranos" |
| 36% | ALEXANDER | 9 | First name of the main character of 28-Across |
| 35% | ISSA | 4 | First name of both a co-creator of Insecure and the character she plays |
| 35% | DOM | 3 | First name of the main character in the "Fast & Furious" movies |
| 34% | WOODROW | 7 | First name of a former president ... or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is |
| 34% | ABBI | 4 | Comedian Jacobson who plays a character by the same name on "Broad City" |
| 34% | REE | 3 | Main character of the 2010 film "Winter's Bone" |
| 34% | XXX | 3 | Main character in the 2010 film "Winter's Bone" |
| 33% | AIDAN | 5 | First name of John Corbett's "Sex and the City" character |
| 33% | RHETT | 5 | First name of Clark Gable's character in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 33% | HAN | 3 | First name of Alden Ehrenreich's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" character |
| 32% | VEEP | 4 | Show whose main character's autobiography was titled A Woman First: First Woman |
| 32% | DOM | 3 | First name of Vin Diesel's character in the "Fast and Furious" franchise |
| 32% | ANDCO | 5 | Last part of some business names, or a hint regarding the first word of six clues |
| 32% | TRACY | 5 | "30 Rock" character, or the first name of his portrayer |
| 31% | EBENEZER | 8 | First name of the literary character, Scrooge |
| 31% | BLANCHE | 7 | Main character of A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 31% | ELI | 3 | First name for a Manning or Wallach |
| 31% | HEX | 3 | "Jonah ___," a 2010 western film based on the DC comics character of the same name, played by Josh Brolin |